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Wallangarra Railway Station.

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Good morning, Today is Wednesday the 26th of June, 2019. This story is a write up about the Wallangarra Railway Station. There is lots of History around about this Station. Hopefully I capture it all in this write up. More Photos and Info to follow soon. Afternoon, Today is Saturday the 29th of June, 2019. Here is a link that may be of Interest, https://granitebeltwinecountry.com.au/listing/wallangarra-railway-station-museum/ And some more Photos.  The above Photos were taken in December 2012. More Photos and Info to follow soon.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallangarra_railway_station   Wallangarra Railway Station opened on the 14th of February 1887. The NSW side opened when the Railway Line was extended from Tenterfield on the 16th of January 1888. A Post office was opened in the Station in march 1887. https://www.tenterfieldtourism.com.au/business-details.php?bid=30   Here's some ...

Special Feature- Special Railway Station 1.

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Good morning, Today is Thursday the 20-06-2019. This write up is about the 1919 Broken Hill Railway Station Yesterday, the 19th of June, 2019, a story was printed in the Barrier Truth Newspaper about the Station to help the Proposal to Save the building, if possible. Many Thanks to Emily McInerney for putting the Story in the Paper. More information at this link about the Railways in Broken Hill from the Early Days, very interesting reading I might add. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_Hill   Here's some photos taken in 2016. Here's some more info, https://www.aussietowns.com.au/town/broken-hill-nsw https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/allozrail/the-first-nsw-broken-hill-railways-station-t1176.html   More Photos and info to follow soon.  The 1919 Railway Station was opened in July on the 15th day of the month. Water trains from this Station Precinct were the main trains running until the line opened in 1927 when an Express train t...

Taree Railway Station.

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Good afternoon, Here is a write up for the Taree Railway Station. Today is Tuesday the 18th of June, 2019. Trailing Loco of the XPT, at the Taree Railway Station on the 15-06-2019. Here's some more Photos taken in July 2017. Good Morning, Today is Saturday the 22 nd. of June, 2019. Here's some more info about the Taree Railway Station. It opened on the 5th of February 1913. It was the Terminus of the North Coast Line until the 12th of April 1915, when the line was opened to Wauchope, in the Port Macquarie area. Taree had an Eight Road Roundhouse. The XPT arriving at the Taree Railway Station, NSW. Loco's 2008 and 2017 in charge of the Motion for the XPT. Here's a couple of Photos taken of the Station, outside the fence, looking at it from the Rail side. Here is a link that may be of interest, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taree_railway_station https://www.aussietowns.com.au/town/taree-nsw The Taree Railway Station ...

Wauchope Railway Station.

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Here is a story about the Wauchope Railway Station, which at the Present time is serviced by 6 trains a day, which is a very fortunate situation for the people who live in the Port Macquarie area, on the Mid- North Coast. Wauchope Railway Station in the early 1900's  A recent photo of the Roadside of the Wauchope Railway Station. Platform side of the Wauchope Railway Station. More information, Links and Photos to follow.  One of the 6 XPT that passes through the Wauchope Railway Station. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wauchope_railway_station The Wauchope Railway Station was opened for Operations on the 12th of April 1915. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Coast_railway_line,_New_South_Wales   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wauchope,_New-South_Wales   Here's some photos taken Yesterday, the 26th of July, 2019. These Photos were sourced from the Wauchope historical Society FB Page. I asked permission to use them here. ...